Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-23
FLAYED ALIVE.
A German. American Beats His Eleven
Year-Old Step.SOn TO Des'h In Cal
csgO-GGrap and Buckle Used.
The little HaIf-Ste1vsd Fellow Flosged Un
msFcifuily Throo rimes-Death Reaulss
From Conclusion Of the Brain.

CHICA GO, Ill, Nov. % "A Deighbor
who had wanted 20 sdopt little Max Gil
man, the eIsven-yesr- old stepson of Au-
gust Hstzks, sat by his corpse at 422
Lincoln street, to-day, and sobbed as if
her heart would break. The child had
been beaten to death by H8tzka and his
poor little body was literally fayed. The
brutal murderer is locked up at the West
Chicago Avenue station for his
crime. He gave the child his
last punishment this morning
with strap and steel buckle. The BOY
was the son of HstzSa's first wife, whom
he married in Germany and who died
there about five years ago. Hatzks mar-
ried again in about three months after
her death, and his second wife died
June Is LAST in Chicago. Since then
it appears that the little stepson has re
Ceived more kicks than crusts, and was
half starved all the time. The neighbors
say the boy was nice little fellow. He
could not stay at home to be beaten
and starved, but last night he
returned when Hstzks was out. Hatzka
went up to the boys bed when he return
ed, and taking lesther strap to which
was attached buckle he simply
FLAYED THE HELPLEsS BOY ALIVE.
This was about 10 O'Clock last night.
The neighbors heard the screams of the
boy then and later about mid
night they were awakened by q
fresh attack of the insensible
brute. Nothing further was heard
until this morning, when the sound of
blows and grooming could be once more
heard. About 8 o. lock this morning
Hstzka told one Of the neighbors the boy
had ded suddenly, and they sent
word to the coroner and notified
the West Chicago Avenue police.
Detectives found the body of the boy yet
warm at 10 O'Clock, showing that he had
died this morning, after what was
at least the third beating. The
body of the little victim is
simply one mass of decorations
where the sharp buckle ploughed up and
ripped the Quiveriug flesh. On the back
of the head are frequent i'm
prints of the buckle, aud it is
supposed that conclusion OF the brain
from the blows on the head caused the
boys death. An examination of the
premises showed that HatLka had wiped
the blood OF the bleeding by and burned
the regS with With he did 1t. The Shirt
the boy wore when he was whipped was
found
HIDDEN AWAY IN A SHED
bsck of the house. It is all caked with
dried blood, ana the clean shirt which
Hstzks put on the poor little fellow is
almost as bloody. Hstzka is thirty eight
years old, and was emplyed by MIchmann
& Weinhardt, furniture manufacturers.
He has two little sons of his own, aged
four and three years respectively. Hatzka
obtained an unenviable reputation in the
neighborhood last summer by his treat
ment Of young woman whom
be engaged as housekeeper. He made
proposals of marriage to her after she
had been working for him four days, and
was very much enrsged st her because
she was already betrothed and declined
the honor of being his wife.
1t is said he charged her with the theft
of half shawl of his late wife's and
some pieces of table linen, but the house
keeper not only proved her innocence
but showed he had cut the shawl himself
and done away with the linen.
When the officers arrived at his house
they found him seated in the kitchen
smoking. He was promptly arrested
The man had been drinking, but whether
before or after the tragedy, was not
apparent.